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4th Science Geology
Chapter 8 Geometry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the distance around a object | circumference |
| the imaginary line that runs north and south trough the earth | equator |
| the amount of time measured by one rptation | one day |
| the spinning motion of the earth | rotation |
| the force that keeps the earth in its orbit | gravity |
| round like a ball | sphere |
| the amount of time measured by one revolution | one year |
| the path way around the sun | orbit |
| We experience seasons because the earth is tilted | true |
| The earth revolves around the sun | true |
| the world's largest ocean | Pacific Ocean (we're very specific about the Pacific Ocean HE HE HE HE) |
| the coldest and smallest ocean | Arctic Ocean |
| the upper layer of soil | topsoil |
| hot, liquid rock | magma |
| decayed material in the soil | humus |
| the name for a scientist who studies the earth | Geologest |
| the continent which contains the countries of Brazil, Chile, and Peru | South America |
| the continent which contains the countries of France, Germany, England, Iceland, Greece, and italy | Eurupe |
| the solid layer of rock beneath the soil | crust |
| the center of the earth | core |
| the warmest ocean | Indian Ocean |
| Forms most of the earth's crust under the continets | Granite |
| floating rock | pumice |
| shiny, black rock used for arrowheads | obsidian |
| made from layers of sand | sandstone |
| pebbles or cobbles cemented together | conglomerate |
| made from seashells | limestone |
| used to write with on blackboards | chalk |
| made form mud or clay | shale |
| used to make the Washington monument | marble |
| used to make blackboards | slate |
| the wearing away of the earth's topsoil | erosion |
| using natural resources wisely | conservation |
| matter that settles to the bottom or sides of a body of water | sediment |
| a deposit of sand at the mouth of the river | delta |
| rivers of ice that move very slowly | glaciers |
| we have night and day because ____ ________ _______? | the earth rotates |
| which is not true about how the earth rotates ? : it rotates west to east it rotates around the sun It rotates on its axis it makes on revolution | it does not make one revolution per day |
| the energy in moving water is caused by | gravity |
| is called the island continent | Austaralia |
| is the largest continent | Asia |
| is the least populated continetent | Antarctica |
| a ______ is never man-made | mineral |
| A diamond is a ______. | gem |
| _____ holds water in the soil | clay |
| The Earth's ______ is solid rock | crust |
| _______ rocks are formed from hot magma | Igneouse |
| Geologists divide rocks into _____ groups | three |
| ___________ rock is formed from the soil deposits made by moving water | Sedimentary |
| a delta is shaped like a _________. | triangle |
| the diameter of the earth | 8,000 miles |
| the circumference of the earth | 25,000 |
| A hard abundant igneous rock that can be polished to make beautiful monuments and buildings it is usually speckled with glittery Crystal | granite |
| the mot common sedimentary rock it is soft and is often crushed to make bricks | shale |
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